Note from the President- I just returned from Hosta College a few
days ago. Hosta College is like an
annual introduction to the gardening season.
When I walked into the vending area I was instantly transported into a
sense of spring. The vendor’s tables
were filled with green leaves and which were a definite welcome sight after
enduring this year’s winter and getting to see blooms on Hellebores, Cyclamen, and
many other hosta companion plants makes one feel transported to a time of
warmer weather. One of my favorite
aspects of Hosta College is getting to meet up with friends that I get to see
once per year. This year after the
banquet, a few EMHS members stayed in the hospitality area of the Comfort Inn
in Piqua until 1 AM talking with friends from Indiana and Massachusetts. If you have never been to Hosta College
please consider attending next year on March 18 & 19, 2016 as you will
thoroughly appreciate experiencing spring before it arrives to Eastern-Michigan.
This week in the gardens I have taken pictures of Adonis,
Cyclamen, Galanthus, and Helleborus thibetanus.
It is refreshing to see signs of spring even though there is still 4 to
6 inches of snow in the shaded areas of the yard.
Our speaker for the April 9th meeting is Michael
Greanya from Jackson, MI. Mike is a member of the North American Rock
Garden Society (NARGS) as well as the local chapter of NARGS. Mike has taught at Hosta College and his
program on Alpine Gardening is engaging.
As always we will have a potluck at 6:00 PM. Please bring your favorite dish and be
prepared to share your recipe.
See you at the April 9th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
2015 Calendar of Events (Bold denotes EMHS function)
April 09- Mayfield Twp. Hall, Speaker-Mike Grenya
May 14- Mayfield Twp. Hall,
Speaker-Dr. Stuart Swan, Gardening
without Pain
June 11- no meeting, members
will work
Garden Walk on June 13th.
June 13- MHS
Garden Walk hosted by EMHS
June 18/20- AHS
Convention
at the Solberg’s in North Carolina
June 27- MHS Leaf
Show/Sale at MSU
July 09- Member Garden Tour,
at Melva Bond’s in
Bridgeport, MI
August 13- Member Garden Tour
at Dyane Moore’s in Vassar
September 10- Annual Plant Exchange,
at the Martilla’s in
Lapeer
Oct 08- Mayfield Twp. Hall, Speaker-
Gene Bush, Collecting the Rare and Unusual
Nov 12- Annual Board Meeting
December 10- Christmas Party
at Mayfield Twp. Hall
Next Meeting- will be held on April 9th,
2015 at the Mayfield Twp. Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw, Lapeer, MI 48446. This is our regular meeting place located
just south of the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw, (the driveway just north of the
Cemetery). The doors will open at 5:00
PM for Networking, Dinner at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM, short break at
8:00, and the Business Meeting at 8:15 PM.
Meeting Minutes- please review the February 12
Meeting Minutes on the blog. We will
vote to accept the minutes at the April 9, 2015 meeting.
By Laws changes- At the February 12th, 2015
Board Member meeting a decision was made to recommend
two by-laws clarifications (clarifications as these topics are not covered in
the current by-laws) as follows;
Subject - Amount the
President is authorized to spend (in the interest of the club) without board
approval.
Board approved - $500
with an amendment to by laws be made.
Subject – Amount EMHS
will pay (as a general amount) to a regular speaker.
Board approved - $100
(unless speaker is traveling a distance over 30 miles, then fee will be $125).
This subject will be discussed at the
meeting with a vote ensuing to make the by-law changes.
EMHS Annual Plant Sale- The plant sale is closed, but if you have an order that you
forgot to send in or email to Glen, you can email or call Glen to turn in your
order.
Your orders will be delivered at the
May 14, 2015 meeting. If you ordered plants,
please plan on attending the meeting or make arrangements with Glen to have
somebody else pick up your order.
MHS Garden Walk- EMHS will be hosting the 2015 MHS Garden Walk on June 13th. We will be responsible for coordinating the
garden tour for the Michigan Hosta Society.
The sites have been chosen, the demonstrations for each site decided,
and most details worked out.
Information
of the tour has been given to Michigan Gardening Magazine and the EMHS
sponsored tour will be opened to the general public.
We are in
need of EMHS volunteers to help at each of the sites and to make refreshments
for each of the tour sites.
Tour maps
will be made available as an email attachment to facilitate the flow of
attendees at each of the tour sites and to help participants plan for the
demonstrations at their garden.
Name Badges- If you need one of the new EMHS name
badges, please put your printed name
on the sign-up sheet at any meeting or you can email Glen with your
request. Glen will try to have your name
badge at the next meeting.
The
EMHS T-shirts featuring Joseph
Tychonievich's Hosta Addiction self-test are $18.00 each for an EMHS
Member and $20.00 each for a non-member. Sizes available are XXL and
XXXL.
The proceeds from the sale of this shirt go to
promote our “Purpose” which is, to promote the interest of hostas and
shade gardening; to extend horticultural education and activities to its
members and the community.
Comments to the EMHS
blog: I am mentioning blog posting to let you know that your
comments to the blog can be published too. All you have to do is go to
the EMHS blog at http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/ and comment to a blog
posting which will alert me that you have made a comment. Once I deem the
comment valid for publishing I will okay and it will automatically be
posted. Please note that I cannot edit or spell check your comments, all
I can do is to publish, ignore, or delete your comments. All comments
will be screened by me to deter any vulgarity or inappropriate comments being
published to the EMHS blog. Glen
A message in Stone- Cathy Hodgson’s sister does stone
engraving and has a way to put your desired message in stone. Gene Arms had his newly made stone at the
Christmas Party as an example of Cheryl Baldwin’s work.
EMHS Business Cards- are still available for members to
take for promoting the club. Ask any
Board Member for details.
Club
Members selling Hosta or related products;
Please
call or email to set an appointment before visiting
Mitchell, Dyanna- Internet Rep.
Garden
Inspired Products. gardenuity.com/dyanna
Websites
of Interest:
Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society, $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34
family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Sandie Markland, AHS Membership Secretary, Post Office Box 7539,
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Michigan Hosta Society, Dues are $15 per household for up to two people, good for 2 years.
Make checks payable to: The Michigan Hosta Society and send to; Michigan Hosta
Society, 2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084-1280
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society, Dues $5 per year per
household, Make check payable to EMHS and mail to: Barb Hunter, EMHS Treasurer,
316 Davis Lake Rd. Lapeer, MI 48746
Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $20 per year per
household, Make check payable to SVHS and mail to: Marge Greskowiak, SVHS
Treasurer, 10025 Lakewood Dr., Saginaw, MI 48609
Sites: 
